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Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Fountain Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Fountain Creek. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Fountain Creek.
Large Airports ...
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(87 miles [140 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis Intl. (IND/KIND)
(97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the north)
- South Bend Rgnl. (SBN/KSBN)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(133 miles [214 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Willard Airport (CMI/KCMI)
(41 miles [66 km] to the southwest)
- Central Illinois Rgnl. (BMI/KBMI)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute Intl. (ICAO: KHUF)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southeast)
- Gary / Chicago Intl. (GYY/KGYY)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(99 miles [159.3 km] to the west)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Paxton Airport (FAA ID: 1C1)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.448979, -88.127738<12>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Paxton Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Paxton Airport
- Rantoul Airport (ICAO: KTIP)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion Co. Airport (ICAO: KDNV)
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast)
- Gibson City Muni.
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.485590, -88.267273<15>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Gibson City Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Gibson City Muni.
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Kentland Muni. (FAA ID: 50I)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.758732, -87.428219<16>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Kentland Municipal Airport
- Current Airport Weather for Kentland Muni.
- Frasca Fld. (FAA ID: C16)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 40.146400, -88.198488<17>
(These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Frasca Field
- Current Airport Weather for Frasca Fld.
- Greater Kankakee Airport (ICAO: KIKK)
(38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fountain Creek), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Midway International Airport:
Decimal: 41.78597, -87.752417
DDMMSS: 41° 47' 9", -87° 45' 8" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Indianapolis International Airport:
Decimal: 39.71729, -86.294661
DDMMSS: 39° 43' 2", -86° 17' 40" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for O'Hare International Airport:
Decimal: 41.98164, -87.906671
DDMMSS: 41° 58' 53", -87° 54' 24" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for South Bend Regional Airport:
Decimal: 41.70822, -86.317333
DDMMSS: 41° 42' 29", -86° 19' 2" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Rockford International Airport:
Decimal: 42.19536, -89.097222
DDMMSS: 42° 11' 43", -89° 5' 49" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for University of Illinois - Willard Airport:
Decimal: 40.03883, -88.277806
DDMMSS: 40° 2' 19", -88° 16' 40" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal Airport:
Decimal: 40.47711, -88.915917
DDMMSS: 40° 28' 37", -88° 54' 57" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Terre Haute International Airport:
Decimal: 39.45147, -87.307583
DDMMSS: 39° 27' 5", -87° 18' 27" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Gary / Chicago International Airport:
Decimal: 41.61627, -87.412778
DDMMSS: 41° 36' 58", -87° 24' 46" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Peoria Regional Airport:
Decimal: 40.66420, -89.693258
DDMMSS: 40° 39' 51", -89° 41' 35" |
| <12> | GPS Coordinates for Paxton Airport:
Decimal: 40.44897, -88.127738
DDMMSS: 40° 26' 56", -88° 7' 39" |
| <13> | GPS Coordinates for Rantoul National Aviation Center:
Decimal: 40.29355, -88.142389
DDMMSS: 40° 17' 36", -88° 8' 32" |
| <14> | GPS Coordinates for Vermilion County Airport:
Decimal: 40.19969, -87.595524
DDMMSS: 40° 11' 58", -87° 35' 43" |
| <15> | GPS Coordinates for Gibson City Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.48559, -88.267273
DDMMSS: 40° 29' 8", -88° 16' 2" |
| <16> | GPS Coordinates for Kentland Municipal Airport:
Decimal: 40.75873, -87.428219
DDMMSS: 40° 45' 31", -87° 25' 41" |
| <17> | GPS Coordinates for Frasca Field:
Decimal: 40.14640, -88.198488
DDMMSS: 40° 8' 47", -88° 11' 54" |
| <18> | GPS Coordinates for Greater Kankakee Airport:
Decimal: 41.07138, -87.846278
DDMMSS: 41° 4' 16", -87° 50' 46" |
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